b'The Great Eastern Mail DECEMBER 16, 2022 03THEY SAY TIMING IS EVERYTHING -AND THAT WAS NEVER MORE TRUETHE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR A FIRST RESPONDER, IS TO STAY CALM,THAN WHEN METUNG RESIDENTSO, WHEN JO ARRIVED, I WAS DOING COMPRESSIONS AND WE JUST LOOKED AT JOANNE LLOYDDECIDED TOEACH OTHER WITH RELIEF, BECAUSE WE COULD GET THROUGH IT TOGETHERUNDERTAKE A FIRST AID COURSE. LITTLE DID JOANNE KNOW THAT ONLY DAYS AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE SHE WOULD BE PUTTING HER LATEST LEARNINGS INTO PRACTICEA FTER completingSo, I did, and there I her Level 2 Firsthooked him up to the AED Aid course, Metung[which then provides real-resident Joanne Lloyd nevertime data on the patients imagined that three daysheart status]while the later, shed be putting whatoperator from Triple Zero she learned into practise totalked me through the save a life. But thats exactlydelivery of CPR.what happened! The most important On a Monday, Ithing for a first responder, is completed my level 2 firstto stay calm, Sue adds. So, aid course, and on thewhen Jo arrived, I was doing Wednesday I signed up tocompressions and we just the GoodSAM app, whichlooked at each other with delivers alerts to peoplerelief, because we could get nearby if someone requiresthrough it together.CPR due to cardiac arrest. Despite being connected The next day, on theto the AED, fortunately, Thursday morning, I wasCPR alone resulted in the approved by GoodSAM, andpatient regaining semi-just one hour later, I got anconsciousness, breathing and alert on my phone aboutwith their heart going, before someone needing help. the ambulance arrived. We I jumped in my car, gotknew when he started to fight the defibrillator from Kingus that it was a good sign.and Heath Real Estate inThe use of an AED Metung, and went to theimproves the chance ofAustralians dying fromanytime, anywhere, at anyan Automatic Externalarrives. The app also lets location. survival by almost 70 percardiac arrests; to drasticallyage, health or fitness level,Defibrillators (AED), theyou know the location of the Upon arrival, Joannecent! Thats why its vital allreduce the 30,000 livesoften without symptoms.chances of survival increaseclosest Automatic External joined Sue Haupt, who wasVictorians know where theirlost from Sudden CardiacEvery day, around 18by 68 per cent.Defibrillator (AED), if already on the scene, afternearest AED is located, andArrests every year. WereVictorians will have aGoodSAM (Smartphoneavailable. If you are unable having been called by theimportantly, arent afraid tohere to educate and inspirecardiac arrest, with only oneActivated Medic) connectsto accept the alert, you can quick-thinking staff from theuse one. The good news is,Australians to act, andin 10 surviving. CPR andresponders to patients indecline and it will be sent to accommodation where thethey are simple to use.together give defibrillators todefibrillation are critical forthose first critical minutesthe next nearest GoodSAM tourist was staying. Former World Ironmanthe people who cant affordsurvivalfor every minuteof cardiac arrest whileResponder.I got the call to bringchampion, Guy Leech, isthem, he says. Heart180that CPR is delayed, survivalparamedics are on the way.GoodSAM are also calling the defibrillator down fromthe Founder and CEO ofoffers a $29 online trainingdecreases by 10 per cent,As a GoodSAM responderon local businesses, schools work, says Sue, who isHeart180, which is a nationalcourse to help you with theso bystander intervention(www.heartrestarter.com.au),and sporting clubs to ensure employed at the Metungdefibrillator companynecessary skills to performhas the greatest impact onyou will receive an alert thattheir AEDs are registered Hotel. In Metung, AEDs arewhose mission is to getCPR and use a defibrillator inimproving that survival rate.directs you to the location ofvia their website, and made located in the Metung Hotel,a defibrillator within 180a life and death situation.In fact, when bystandersthe patient, so you can startpublicly accessible so Triple King and Heath Real Estateseconds of every Australian.The reality is, cardiacact to call Triple Zero (000),CPR and help keep the heartZero call-takers can direct and the Metung Yacht Club. We want to stop so manyarrest can happen to anyone,begin CPR and shock usingpumping until an ambulancepeople to it in an emergency. BRAC Bairnsdale Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning would like to thank all their valued customers for their support throughout 2022 and would like to wish everyone a Safe and Happy Christmas and New YearBosworth RdRovan Pl Forge CreekRdFactory 3, 29 Rovan Place, BairnsdaleFindBairnsdaleHolloway Stus onAU 53028 5152 2749 www.brac.net.au Racecourse Kyle St'